write the five features of angorvat's vishnu temple
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1. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument on the planet.
2. Angkor Wat is featured on the Cambodian flag.
3. Angkor Wat means "City of Temples" in Khmer.
4. Angkor Wat was shared by two religions.
5. nusually, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west, a direction typically relate to death in Hinduism.
6. Angkor Wat was built as a symbolic representation of Mount Meru.
7. The bas-reliefs at Angkor Wat read counterclockwise, which is the reverse of the normal order, and is thought to be another indication that the temple is associated with funeral rituals
8. Five million tons of sandstone were used to build Angkor Wat.
9. The construction of Angkor Wat is thought to have taken 35 years, 300,000 laborers and 6,000 elephants, according to inscriptions.
10. The temple walls are decorated with thousands of storytelling bas-reliefs.